Cal Boter on Carrer de Tordera in Barcelona’s Gràcia neighborhood has been a city Catalan and Mediterranean dining institution since it opened, building a menu around the traditional Catalan dishes — pa amb tomàquet, fideuà, and the slow-cooked Mediterranean comfort food — that earn a Barcelona neighborhood restaurant its loyal following among the Catalans who live there and the food-focused visitors who seek out what Barcelona actually eats rather than what gets served on Las Ramblas. It appeared in Season 26, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Belly Up to Barcelona,” which aired January 6, 2017, as part of Guy Fieri’s Barcelona episode. Guy Fieri found a Gràcia kitchen doing Catalan cooking from scratch with the authenticity and Mediterranean ingredient quality that earns a neighborhood restaurant its destination reputation in one of the world’s great food cities.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Cal Boter
City: Barcelona, Spain
Cuisine: Mediterranean / Catalan
DDD Season: 26
DDD Episode: 1
Episode Title: Belly Up to Barcelona
Original Air Date: January 6, 2017
Address: Carrer de Tordera 62, Barcelona 08012, Spain
Website: https://www.restaurantcalboter.com
Status: Open
What to Eat
The Pa Amb Tomàquet — the Catalan staple of toasted bread rubbed with ripe tomato, olive oil, and salt — is the appetizer that defines what Catalan cooking is at its most elemental and the item that tells you whether a Barcelona kitchen uses quality olive oil and tomatoes. At Cal Boter, the answer is yes. The Fideuà — the Valencian and Catalan noodle dish cooked like a paella but with vermicelli noodles instead of rice — is the seafood centerpiece that earns its own devoted following. The Seasonal Catalan Stews built around Mediterranean produce and the cooking traditions of the region are the comfort food that earns a Gràcia restaurant its loyal local following. Find a Barcelona hotel on Trivago.
Plan Your Visit
Check the website for current hours. Cal Boter is in Gràcia — one of Barcelona’s most authentic and walkable neighborhoods, well worth exploring beyond the tourist corridor.
Address: Carrer de Tordera 62, Barcelona 08012, Spain
Website: https://www.restaurantcalboter.com
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Belly Up to Barcelona episode on Amazon and bring Mediterranean cooking home with Guy Fieri Cookware.
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Cal Boter appeared in Season 26, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Belly Up to Barcelona,” originally aired January 6, 2017.